Judges 18:20

Judges 18:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
• New International Version (NIV)The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod and the household gods and the carved image and went along with the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the priest’s heart was glad; and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.

Context of Judges 18:20

18When these men entered Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, household idols, and the cast metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” 19And they said to him, “Be silent, put your hand over your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?” The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and went among the people. 21Then they turned and left, and put the children, the livestock, and the valuables in front of them. 22When they had distanced themselves from Micah’s house, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house assembled by command and overtook the sons of Dan.

Judges 18:20 word by word

וַיִּיטַב֙ לֵ֣ב הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑סֶל וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• The priest’sכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• wasיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• and he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• householdתְּרָפִיםterâphîym · teraphimH8655
• and the carvedפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• and wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Judges 18:20

• Judges 17:10Micah then said to him, “Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a supply of clothing, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in.
• Proverbs 30:15The leech has two daughters: “Give” and “Give.” There are three things that will not be satisfied, Four that will not say, “Enough”:
• Isaiah 56:11And the dogs are greedy, they are never satisfied. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, without exception.
• Ezekiel 13:19For handfuls of barley and pieces of bread, you have profaned Me to My people, to put to death some who should not die, and to keep others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.”’”
• Hosea 4:3Therefore the land mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the animals of the field and the birds of the sky, And even the fish of the sea disappear.
• Acts 20:33I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.
• Philippians 3:19whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who have their minds on earthly things.
• 2 Peter 2:3and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

Commentaries on Judges 18:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Went to the midst of the people - He was glad to be employed by the Danites; and went into the crowd, that he might not be discovered by Micah or his family.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The young priest accepted the offer. Ignoring his generous supporter, he helped steal Micah's valuable items. Micah's mother's blessing (Judges 17:3) was losing its value.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2111-21. there went from thence of the family of the Danites ... six hundred men--This was the collective number of the men who were equipped with arms to carry out this expeditionary enterprise, without including the families and furniture of the emigrants (Jud 18:21). Their journey led them through the territory of Judah, and their first halting place was "behind," that is, on the west of Kirjath-jearim, on a spot called afterwards "the camp of Dan."…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 18:20

• Dishonesty
• Jonathan
• Teraphim
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Graven image
• Ask
• Idol
• Micah
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Thummim
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• Intercession

Commentaries on Judges 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary